MY first attempt at coin conservation !!!

[dooly]

Hi all ..

 

I i have always been scared to try "cleaning/conserving" as all of the horror stories of ruining the coins .. but having a dad who is a chemist i asked him to put together a "safe" formula.. he has come up with this stuff which he says will not touch the surface of the coin just the grease etc.. so i have tried it with these coins .. what do you think .. i have only had them in it for up to 30mins and seems to be doing what it says on the tin.. not stripping them just sensibly removing some of the grime..

 

well have i ruined the coins or helped a bit ?? or more to the point could you tell i had done something to the coin if you saw the picture of the coin for the first time ?

 

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as usual all comment graciously received

[MunkyMan95]

I think you did a good job, Wayne. A few coins could you a little longer soak, I think, to remove some of the green and black stuff around the letters.

[James_OldeTowne]

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Not only do the coins look better, but the hair is gone!

[RI AL]

Wow. Nice improvement in those coins!

 

Did you use acetone?

 

Speaking of buffalo nickels, does anyone remember the "date restorer" stuff for nickels. it was a little bottle of stuff (now this goes back 30 years or more) that if you dropped a bit on the worn off date of a nickel (Buffalo for example) the date would weakly appear. I never had luck with the stuff as a kid but was wondering if it is still in use and if anone had ever had success with it?

 

RI AL

[jesbroken]

While the date restorer does bring out the date it ruins the coin. But I guess if the date is completely worn down-what the heck.

Glad to see you're cleaning up your act, Dooly. Nice job.

Jim

[dooly]

Hi all thanks for the comments

 

Here are the next batch

 

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And the next coin to be conserved i am scared about this one as it is quiet a good coin .. would you "give it a go ?"

 

 

The first one to say Yes sends it to the bath !!!!!!

[Just Bob]

The Barber dime and the 41 Mercury do have sort of a "cleaned" look to them, but then again, it might just be because I saw the "before" pictures.

 

Having said that, I think that your large cent definitely needs some help, and if your cleaner doesn't alter it's appearance any more than it did to the token, I'd say go for it - but you might want to wait for some copper experts to voice their opinion first.

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[TomB]

It looks as though your dad has given you acentone. Additionally, I don't know why you would work on that WLH, the war nickel or the two Mercs as those coins looked fine beforehand, but of course they are less expensive experiments.

[Oldtrader3]

It appears that you have improved the coins' appearance without too much surface damage. Whatever it is, it works for grimy, dirty coins that are well worn to begin with. I would be cautious with copper, although your '54 large cent has verdigris and corrosion problems so you probably can't make it any worse, color wise, than it is already. Interesting stuff. Maybe you will someday be known for Dooly's magic coin cleaner!